ShellbackBill
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Lumber ain't perfect.
As I build things, it seems that nothing ever comes out exactly 4 square and true. Close, but not perfect.
I've been building sheds and additions for years. I've added room to houses.
Nothing ever comes out perfect. You lay that first piece of 4x8 subfloor and it's 1/8 inch off. It lines up perfect in one direction, but misses the center of the 2x by 1/8 inch or so on the other.
Let's not even mention the fact that the house I am working on, nothing was square when I started. (some of it is now. )
I'm adding a 40ft x 8ft addition to the back of my house right now. I put the first piece of sheathing on one end, virtually perfectly square and plumb. the other end? About a 1/4 off.
This is the biggest project I've ever tackled.
How square is close enough?
As I build things, it seems that nothing ever comes out exactly 4 square and true. Close, but not perfect.
I've been building sheds and additions for years. I've added room to houses.
Nothing ever comes out perfect. You lay that first piece of 4x8 subfloor and it's 1/8 inch off. It lines up perfect in one direction, but misses the center of the 2x by 1/8 inch or so on the other.
Let's not even mention the fact that the house I am working on, nothing was square when I started. (some of it is now. )
I'm adding a 40ft x 8ft addition to the back of my house right now. I put the first piece of sheathing on one end, virtually perfectly square and plumb. the other end? About a 1/4 off.
This is the biggest project I've ever tackled.
How square is close enough?